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chicago and detroit? i spent time in both places, anybody who have been to those places say chicago's nothing like detroit, and look at the reasons that it actually doesn't make sense they would be on the same path. chicago, different city than detroit in that there's a strong tax base, a growing population. detroit's population, you know, famously has slunk dramatically. there's companies moving into town, boeing recently relocated its corporate headquarters here, and it's also a multiindustry city, not like detroit with a single industry that drives the town, but here's how they are the same. pensions, it comes down to pensions. municipal pensions. chicago has four pension funds, short about $20 billion. they got a budget deficit of about three-quarters of a million dollars. moody's downgrade the the city, and it's not going to get better as time goes on. in 2015, a new state law requires even more to be put into the pension funds, and that could cause property tax increase of maybe a hundred to 150%. a
chicago and detroit? i spent time in both places, anybody who have been to those places say chicago's nothing like detroit, and look at the reasons that it actually doesn't make sense they would be on the same path. chicago, different city than detroit in that there's a strong tax base, a growing population. detroit's population, you know, famously has slunk dramatically. there's companies moving into town, boeing recently relocated its corporate headquarters here, and it's also a multiindustry...
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they are saying is detroit really bankrupt? >> there are a lot of people who will take issue with what detroit is trying to do. it is important to remember before they got here. they are responsible for their own on doing. until a couple years ago, if you are a public safety official in detroit, you could retire at 55 with 80% of your salary and health care. this is the day of reckoning. it is important that this be done right. this is the first city that is trying. dagen: that raises the issue. so many others have been thrown up their. those cities would not act, with day, jason, until it is clear that detroit can do this. >> that is why it is so important here. they are saying that this violates the constitution. you cannot reduce benefits for retirees. that violates the state constitution. what some of us are hoping is these contracts can be renegotiated. if they get away with protecting retiree benefits through this chapter nine filing, what you will see is other cities using chapter nine. we do not want it to happen. that
they are saying is detroit really bankrupt? >> there are a lot of people who will take issue with what detroit is trying to do. it is important to remember before they got here. they are responsible for their own on doing. until a couple years ago, if you are a public safety official in detroit, you could retire at 55 with 80% of your salary and health care. this is the day of reckoning. it is important that this be done right. this is the first city that is trying. dagen: that raises the...
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new york citnew york city to bee fate as detroit. dealing with the pension and health care cost that has mayor bloomberg calling the risk of a bankruptcy a real concern. connell: david lee miller joins us. >> consider this, detroit is the largest u.s. city to ever declare bankruptcy. up to $18 billion. a little more than three months time. they will elect a new mayor, just days ago mayor bloomberg had his words reverberated around new york. >> bloomberg says pension and health care cost contributing to the financial ruins threaten the economic stability. most new york city employees and retirees pay nothing for $6.3 billion in annual health insurance. workers pay little for pension that have taxpayers on the hook for $8 billion this year. spiegel in your city has 10,000 police officers retired were for under 40 and clayton pensions and they will collect the pensions for the rest of their lives. >> expired at least three years ago, the next mayor will be under pressure to win concessions. >> the unions have tried to wait it out. putti
new york citnew york city to bee fate as detroit. dealing with the pension and health care cost that has mayor bloomberg calling the risk of a bankruptcy a real concern. connell: david lee miller joins us. >> consider this, detroit is the largest u.s. city to ever declare bankruptcy. up to $18 billion. a little more than three months time. they will elect a new mayor, just days ago mayor bloomberg had his words reverberated around new york. >> bloomberg says pension and health care...
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is but their pension obligations are, their pension system is in worse shape than detroit's, detroit's system is considered an argument how well funded it is but they have four pension systems in chicago, one of them is only 25% funded and the other one is only 38% funded. lori: may be funded through property taxes. no one will raise property taxes. >> interesting you say that. former chief financial officer of chicago did an estimate, in order to pay the bill they would have to raise property taxes 50% to 100%. lori: who is going to vote for that? >> the illinois constitution says you have to pay the pensions so here you have the immovable object and irresistible force. >> any other sources? >> no matter where the money comes from is coming from taxpayers, not the state of illinois. they are a fiscal mess. they don't have enough money to put in their pension system. they have been borrowing billions every year and i can't think of another state with a fiscal problem that the level they do so is not from illinois. lori: is in a domino situation? we watched detroit and now chicago, woul
is but their pension obligations are, their pension system is in worse shape than detroit's, detroit's system is considered an argument how well funded it is but they have four pension systems in chicago, one of them is only 25% funded and the other one is only 38% funded. lori: may be funded through property taxes. no one will raise property taxes. >> interesting you say that. former chief financial officer of chicago did an estimate, in order to pay the bill they would have to raise...
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dagen: i am a daily reader of the detroit free press. it was last week you ran article about some of the things that were bothersome like car loans, the terms are getting longer. why is that disturbing? why should we be concerned about that? >> a couple things to keep an eye on to make sure they don't get out of whack and one of the ms. this 72 month, six your car loan accounted for 30% of sales in july. that is a long time supporting higher sales prices for cars. the average car costss$28,000. that is good but if people are stuck in loans that are so long that the car's worth less than they owe that is a problem. dagen: one last thing. how do people in default if the elected a bankruptcy filing? talking about how great car sales are but how are the folks doing? >> it is a mixed picture. there is nervousness, there is a feeling that a lot of this had to happen, it was inevitable and the future is better but how we get from here to the future is an uncharted road. dagen: thanks for being here, you're welcome back anytime, taught cars all
dagen: i am a daily reader of the detroit free press. it was last week you ran article about some of the things that were bothersome like car loans, the terms are getting longer. why is that disturbing? why should we be concerned about that? >> a couple things to keep an eye on to make sure they don't get out of whack and one of the ms. this 72 month, six your car loan accounted for 30% of sales in july. that is a long time supporting higher sales prices for cars. the average car...
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in detroit, a judge has the states bankruptcy case. 18 billion liabilities. the national federation says optimism is out. 94.1. that is up six times of one point. more people are paying their credit card bills on time. that is the latest from the fox business network. giving you the power to prosper. ♪ dagen: international speedway corporation breaking ground last month on a renovation of flagship. they are trying to boost attendance. i finally get to interview you, lisa. why do this now? >> $8.2 billion tv deal. a lot to do and choices to make. we will make a better experience for them. dagen: attendance has been a struggle. ratings have somewhat stabilized. this deal was quite easy to put together. we have rebounded. our attendance is rebounding. it will appeal to a younger group. dagen: the seats will be wider. there will be more restrooms. >> we will have a lot more opportunities for sponsorship. there will be revenue coming in from the sponsorship side. dagen: there are 11 other tracks. at which of those tracks will you also be reducing capacity? >> we
in detroit, a judge has the states bankruptcy case. 18 billion liabilities. the national federation says optimism is out. 94.1. that is up six times of one point. more people are paying their credit card bills on time. that is the latest from the fox business network. giving you the power to prosper. ♪ dagen: international speedway corporation breaking ground last month on a renovation of flagship. they are trying to boost attendance. i finally get to interview you, lisa. why do this now?...
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. >> they're committed to seeing detroit do better. we'll talk about that we'll talk about the housing market. what is the future of loans right now. ashley: yay. >> where are we going with that. ashley: very good. tracy: good stuff. >> it will be a lot of fun. tracy: don't miss "the willis report" tonight 6:00 and 9:00 p.m. eastern right here on fox business. ashley: president obama set to give a news conference in about half an hour. he doesn't do these very often in front of the press corps. there is a lot to talk about before he goes on vacation from terror to immigration reform and oh, yeah, the debt ceiling. chief political correspondent byron york will be us to talk about the interview. tracy: as we go out to break look at winners and losers on the nasdaq. we'll be right back. if you've got it, you know how hard it can be to breathe and man, you know how that feels. copd includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis. spirivis a once-daily inhaled copd maintenance treatment that helps open my obstructed airways for a full 24 hours. y
. >> they're committed to seeing detroit do better. we'll talk about that we'll talk about the housing market. what is the future of loans right now. ashley: yay. >> where are we going with that. ashley: very good. tracy: good stuff. >> it will be a lot of fun. tracy: don't miss "the willis report" tonight 6:00 and 9:00 p.m. eastern right here on fox business. ashley: president obama set to give a news conference in about half an hour. he doesn't do these very often...
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ashley: detroit is trying to track its bankruptcy. we'll tell you what it could mean for creditors and retirees. but first, as we do this time of day let's take a look how oil is trading. essentially flat, a little lower, down 21 cents at $1906.74 a barrel. we'll be right back. -- $106.79 a barrel. [ male announcer ] how do you get your bounce? with the bounce dryer bar, my clothes will be fresh out of the drawer for weeks. and it's great when things last a long time. well...most things. [ male announcer ] how do you get your bounce? [ woman ] can't regret fresh. tracy: that time of day charles payne looking a oil in new guinea? >> papua, new guinea. this one is a little bit tough. everyone loves the oil and gas story, particularly natural gas. we love it. tracy: yeah. >> we understand it. papua, new guinea? tracy: a fair amount of people would have to leak on a map to figure out where new guinea is. ashley: to start. >> from a political point of view they have had issues. late last year they put the former prime minister on the board
ashley: detroit is trying to track its bankruptcy. we'll tell you what it could mean for creditors and retirees. but first, as we do this time of day let's take a look how oil is trading. essentially flat, a little lower, down 21 cents at $1906.74 a barrel. we'll be right back. -- $106.79 a barrel. [ male announcer ] how do you get your bounce? with the bounce dryer bar, my clothes will be fresh out of the drawer for weeks. and it's great when things last a long time. well...most things. [ male...
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now in detroit, a federal judge has moved up a hearing on the cities eligibility for bankruptcy. the top five for small businesses. said, san antonio and dallas. baltimore and houston came in next. that is the latest from fox business network. giving you the power to prosper. ♪ connell: jack lew saying our nation will hit the debt limit in late october. to d.c. now and rich edson. >> neither have an opening offer. they refuse to negotiate. that glue claims based on our latest estimates, extraordinary measures are expected to be exhausted. failure means irreparable harm to the economy. one analyst agrees. >> we still will have a very nasty situation where people do not trust us anymore and they want more money. >> the u.s. can expect a severe amount of confidence. while lawmakers return to washington in the next few weeks to figure this out, congress may have more time than he is claiming. officials said they would have only 50 billion in cash, but treasury ran a surplus last september which traditionally is a huge thing. connell: thank you. a great rapport. rich raised a number
now in detroit, a federal judge has moved up a hearing on the cities eligibility for bankruptcy. the top five for small businesses. said, san antonio and dallas. baltimore and houston came in next. that is the latest from fox business network. giving you the power to prosper. ♪ connell: jack lew saying our nation will hit the debt limit in late october. to d.c. now and rich edson. >> neither have an opening offer. they refuse to negotiate. that glue claims based on our latest estimates,...
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two weeks ago, detroit filed for chapter 9 protection citing debts of at least $18 billion. >>> shares of athlon energy jumping nearly 35% on the company's new york city debut. pricing its initial offering at 20 buck as share. >>> factory orders rising to a record high in june boosted by strong demand in airplanes, machinery and autos. mark the second month that autos have been at an all-time high. that is the latest from the fox business network, giving you the power to prosper. lori: jurassic profits. that is what bidders will be going for in this fall with a rare set of dinosaur bones hits the auction block. paleontologist is the consulting director of a natural history department and the man behind this auction. we literally yanked him off his latest dinosaur bone dig. we're so supposed to welcome him here to help us explain the value of these fossils. how they determine the value and really what the dinosaur bone market and industry is like these days. sir, welcome to you. this going up for auction is called the montana dueling dinosaurs piece an bonham's puts the value, expected
two weeks ago, detroit filed for chapter 9 protection citing debts of at least $18 billion. >>> shares of athlon energy jumping nearly 35% on the company's new york city debut. pricing its initial offering at 20 buck as share. >>> factory orders rising to a record high in june boosted by strong demand in airplanes, machinery and autos. mark the second month that autos have been at an all-time high. that is the latest from the fox business network, giving you the power to...